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The three largest ancestries in Central Ward in 2021 were English, Australian and Irish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Central Ward regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Central Ward's ethnic characteristics.

Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Central Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2001 to 2021
Not stated8052.32.51,1513.63.3-346
Total responses35,626----31,562----+4,064
Total people25,680----26,427-----747
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Central Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2001 to 2021
English11,98746.746.212,19846.245.5-211
Australian8,29532.330.38,60832.631.9-313
Irish3,24412.612.12,80910.610.5+435
Scottish2,82011.011.01,1484.34.3+1,672
Italian1,1664.54.71,1334.34.2+33
German9763.83.47552.92.7+221
Dutch6092.42.34681.81.8+141
South African5262.02.41190.50.9+407
Chinese5252.02.44021.52.0+123
Welsh3551.41.52490.91.0+106
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Central Ward in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (11,987 people or 46.7%)
  • Australian (8,295 people or 32.3%)
  • Irish (3,244 people or 12.6%)
  • Scottish (2,820 people or 11.0%)
  • Italian (1,166 people or 4.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 27,512 responses in total, or 107.13% of all responses.

The major difference between the ancestries of the population in Central Ward and the City of Joondalup was:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (32.3% compared to 30.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Scottish (+1,672 persons)
  • Irish (+435 persons)
  • South African (+407 persons)
  • Australian (-313 persons)

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